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Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets

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16-14, 8-8 Away
Final
113 - 112

21-10, 11-4 Home

Edwards hits winning 3-pointer to cap Timberwolves rally with 113-112 win over Rockets

Ant pulls up and knocks down a game-winning 3 for the Wolves

The Rockets were up by by 12 with about three minutes left before a 10-0 run by the Timberwolves, highlighted by a 3-point play by Edwards, cut the lead to 110-108 with 90 seconds to go.

Alperen Sengun made 1 of 2 free throws after that, but Julius Randle's dunk on the other end got Minnesota within 1. Sengun was fouled a second time and again made just 1 of 2 free throws to leave Houston up 112-110.

Edwards then sunk the 3-pointer to give Minnesota its first lead since midway through the third quarter.

The Rockets had a chance for the win, but Fred VanVleet's 3-point attempt was off.

Randle had 27 points and Edwards added 24 as the Timberwolves won their second straight after losing three in a row.

Sengun had a season-high 38 points with 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Takeaways Timberwolves: Edwards had scored just one point in the second half before his late-game heroics secured the win.

Rockets: Houston could have used Dillon Brooks for his defense down the stretch Friday night. He missed his third straight game with a sore right ankle.

Key moment The 3-pointer by Edwards.

Key stat The Timberwolves got the win despite being outscored 66-40 in the paint.

Up next Houston hosts Miami and Minnesota hosts San Antonio Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 112
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 112
4th 1.1 Anthony Edwards defensive rebound 113 - 112
4th 1.1 Fred VanVleet misses 26-foot three point jumper 113 - 112
4th 23.0 Anthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) 113 - 112

Statistics

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42-83 FG 45-92
50.6 Field Goal % 48.9
21-43 3PT 10-30
48.8 Three Point % 33.3
8-16 FT 12-19
50.0 Free Throw % 63.2
40 Rebounds 47
10 Offensive Rebounds 16
30 Defensive Rebounds 31
25 Assists 19
8 Steals 7
6 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
23 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
15 Fast Break Points 17
40 Points in Paint 66
22 Fouls 16
10 Largest Lead 16
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dorian Finney-Smith, F Out Nov 8
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terrence Shannon Jr., G Out Nov 9

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 10 1 .909 - W2
Denver 7 2 .778 2 W4
Minnesota 5 4 .556 4 W1
Portland 5 4 .556 4 L1
Utah 3 6 .333 6 L2

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 7 2 .778 - W2
Houston 6 3 .667 1 W1
Memphis 4 7 .364 4 L1
Dallas 3 7 .300 4.5 W1
New Orleans 2 7 .222 5 L1
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